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Middle East Institute · 5 hours ago

Events & Communications Internship (unpaid)

Washington, DC

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Middle East Institute is the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East. The Communications Department seeks an intern to assist with promoting MEI's products through strategic and creative digital marketing, especially on social media.

International Affairs

Responsibilities

Track MEI scholars’ media appearances and publications and monitor breaking stories and the journalists writing about them

Identify and create engaging, concise, and clear content based on MEI’s events and scholarly work and post it to MEI’s social media platforms

Use Canva and Adobe Premiere Pro to produce MEI’s social media content

Photograph MEI’s public events, edit videos in Adobe Premiere Pro, and post them to YouTube and MEI’s website

Assist in the production of MEI podcasts, informational videos, and promotional materials

Qualification

Adobe Premiere ProDigital marketingSocial media strategyCanvaMedia researchPhotographyVideographyHTMLCSSGoogle AnalyticsWriting skillsAttention to detail

Required

Currently enrolled or recent graduate from a Bachelor's program in International Relations, Political Science, Middle East Studies, Communications, Journalism or similar

Strong and demonstrated interest in the Middle East

Writing and communications skills as well as technologically savvy and strong attention to detail

Experience in journalism, multimedia production, and/or graphic design is a big plus, as are experience or interest in photography, videography, and Adobe Creative Cloud